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This shaft appears to be made of hardended steel and is just over 14" long. There two slots / keyed grooves on opposing sides of the piece. The other end has an attachment that looks a lot like a socket but its interior walls are smooth. The attachment is affixed to the shaft by two allen head bolts.

I tried to sell my laptop. List it under fix price (buy it now) or best offer.

The buyer offer above my fix price and I accept it. He immeditely send this message to me :

I have paid. Is this your first time selling? eBay is holding the funds. When you provide a tracking number, and you put it in eBay, they will track the package and release the money before it gets to me. You HAVE to put the tracking number in eBay or they can't track it and release the funds. Understand?? Please ship express

- dif.us7

He included two screen shot photos, one indicate he paid, another with his address.

However, on my side, my ebay account, it says I am still awaiting for payment. AND "Buyer has not completed check out," and "Buyer has marked item as paid." See below:

I have not received anything from either ebay or paypal regarding the payment. upon carefully I realize this might be scam so I call ebay and confirmed that HE DID NOT PAY.

Plus his account is brand new, meaning 0 feedback, signned up just before trying to buy my laptop.

I insist that I will not ship until he go through the payment process with ebay, and then he insisted he paid.

Selling discussion

Haven`t had one in quite awhile..& since August heat is knockin at our door..perhaps this will be a fun break in the monotony of the summer!

Rules are simple.

Photo will be posted at end of this post.

Come up with your BEST caption for it..Will choose a winner Friday evening August 14th 8pm EST. That gives ya 2 weeks to get creative! Stepson will be here visiting..so I will ask him to choose the winners (keeps me outta trouble lol)

Enter as often as ya want. There will be 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place winners.

I will post photos of the prizes in a few days (soon as I decide what they will be )

August is finally here - it's a great transition month for eBay Sellers. And it's also a great month for beach lovers and winding down on Summer fun. If you haven't taken the time this summer to visit a beach, go and do so. Relax, catch some rays, and recharge before the busy part of the month arrives.

August is a great time to start thinking about the upcoming Holiday season that will soon be upon us. Get your fall items prepped and ready to list as the sales will soon be picking up as the weeks go by. We welcome all and hope you will stop in and visit with us.

For Luck we have Magic Listing Dust

For Support we have the Green Goddess

And of course we have George for another month

The Gotta Make Money Support Group is here to help and support each other in Making Money, so here are some suggestions to keep the money flowing. We've culled these from years of experience and hope you'll be helped by them!

1) LIST IN A VARIETY OF FORMATS - Try some regular auctions, auctions with Buy it Now, Fixed Price, and Fixed Price with Best Offer. Not only will you get a better idea what works for YOU, but you'll offer buyers a variety of buying options.

2) OPTIMIZE YOUR LISTINGS – By using the free Terapeak Keyword app (find it in the Applications tab), practice how to take better photos, change the keywords on your listing titles regularly, change the opening blurb in your store header every now and then, and experiment with price changes UP as well as DOWN! Run Sales on a regular basis with the Markdown Manager and also learn how to set up Promotions on your Store listings for better visibility.

4) OPEN A STORE - If you are wondering whether you are better off with a BASIC store or a PREMIUM store, figure that if you have over 250 store items, Premium is a better buy....under 250, Basic is....this is at least a rule of thumb to get you started. Stores used to be great places to put items and keep them available year round, but with the fee changes, maybe not so much - sit down and figure it all out.

However, there are at least four really good reasons to have a store.... 1) listing fees are less if you have a store, 2) your items can be separated into categories making it much easier for buyers to shop, 3) you can run Promotions and Markdown Manager sales. They are two different ways to generate sales!, and 4) you can put your store in vacation mode when you need to get away for a bit.

5) DEAL WITH BIDDERS, BUYERS, AND ANNOYING INQUISITIVE POTENTIAL BIDDERS IN A PATIENT AND FRIENDLY WAY - Remember that it's worth money in your pocket and it's good business sense to show respect to all. If you must, write up that snarky reply, get a laugh at it, then hit delete.

6) KEEP A POSITIVE ATTITUDE! This thread is all about MAKING MONEY, that's for sure, but we feel that being supportive of our Lister Sisters and Brothers helps ALL of us. Drop in and hang out! Venting is allowed, but take it easy on the drama, negative vibes and controversial, off-topic issues such as politics and religion.

Pottery, Glass & Porcelain discussion

The short of it I purchased an item from Hong Kong, the total was $4.26 shipping included... This item was/is eligible for Ebay's Money Back Guarantee... I should note the item wasn't packaged in a box or envelope, it was wrapped in some bubble wrap with a skin of packing tape, it didn't even have a customs form, so I'm surprised it got past customs... The item arrived broken and damaged, I contacted the seller the same day it arrived telling them it arrived broken/damaged and included a picture as well as a description of the damage... The sellers offer was to refund me 10% or 43 cents as compensation, basically an insult that I refused... They then told me to send it back for a full refund... I find the idea that they want it shipped back at a cost far exceeding the purchase price stupid but whatever they want, I'm not looking to scam them I just want my money back...

So I opened am Ebay return dispute for the item, under not as described - damaged to track the return in Ebay's system...

The seller accepted the return in the dispute and provided a return mailing address in China, not Hong Kong where the item was purchased and shipped from, I find that suspicious in itself...

At the bottom of that page I have three choices "Enter Tracking Info" "Contact Seller" or "Close the Request"

So for the last 4 days and I have been contacting the seller requesting the pre-paid return shipping label so I can ship it back, as step one clearly outlines I'm supposed to do... The seller has went silent and has not responded to that request...

So today I get an message from Ebay telling me I have to ship/return the item by August 4 or possibly forfeit my refund... After receiving this message I called Ebay to hopefully settle this or get a solution...

After 35 minutes on the phone today, and talking to two customer service reps (one supposedly a return specialist) all I did was go in circles, honestly both appeared to not have a clue about how returns work...

They kept insisting I scroll down the page and see the seller provided their address and I should ship it back, I kept telling them I would love to ship it back as soon as the seller provide the pre-paid return label that step one indicates they are required to do... They kept insisting the return address the seller provided was sufficient, while I kept explaining that the return address was not sufficient as the seller is also obligated to pay for the return shipping not just provide an address as that requires me to pay the shipping... I also kept explaining that for the last 4 days I have been contacting the seller to get said pre-paid return label... This went on for 35 minutes like a ping-pong match...

Also when I opened the dispute the Ebay message said if it's not resolved by July 31st then I can request they intervene, that is what the phone call was supposed to be, but the 'return specialist' is now telling me they can't do anything until at least Aug 2 and that I needed to wait until Aug 2 before he could do anything else, and then went on to thank me for letting him help me :-/

BTW: I was quoted nearly $28 from the post office as the lowest option return shipping with tracking, that being first class parcel stacked with registered mail service... I highly doubt the seller wants to cover the $28 return shipping vs just refunding me the $4.26, but if they are I'm more than willing to ship the broken item back...

Anyone resolved a similar issue, it appears the return policy is simply broken...

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Got this when I stumbled across it in the back of a friend's antique shop - I ended up trading her some costume jewelry for it because she'd never been able to sell it. She had no idea on it's orgin; she'd gotten it when she bought out an estate several years ago.

I was sure it was Asian or Thai because of the eyes until a friend said he thought it may be african because of the elongated neck & rings on it. Anyone have any ideas on this statue's orgin?

It appears to be carved from one piece of wood. Could this be a real artistic piece, or just a tourist piece? although it is 36" tall on ot's own; making it a difficult piece of carry-on luggage to take back home - plus add the heavt wood pedestal & it would be impossible for a tourist to being this back home.

It is not signed anywhere.

Thanks, I appreciate any help.

Collectibles & Art discussion

This is from my auction lot from a couple of weeks ago. Just a little brooch 1 in. by 7/8 in. Red/orange stones; back was tarnished, cleaned up with silver polish so I assume it is at least silverplate but no marking at all. It has a C hook fastener.

Jewelry & Gemstones Board Group

I do NOT want to chat with someone about this ad I found on Ebay yesterday. It would be much better if they would LOOK at the photo that is a part of the advertisement on their website and then took some action.

If this type of advertising is allowed now, what will come next? This is E-Bay - not Adam & Eve! There should never be any photos like this to sell an item.

If they have to use sexual photos to sell their product, maybe they need to do it some place else. I do not want E-Bay to be for adults only.

Here is the ad and the photo is attached as well. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE ASKED FOR SOME RESPONSE ON THIS....HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO AT LEAST ACKNOWLEDGE SOMEONE OUT THERE IS DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THIS GARBAGE?

THIS PHOTO WAS ALTERED SO THAT THE FRONT OF HER BELLY LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING ELSE.....THAT IS NOT THE WAY IT LOOKS NORMALLY!

Bidding & Buying discussion

Hi everyone. I hope this is the right forum for posting these pics. I just found these four woodblock prints in a Goodwill. I think they're very cool, but I can't for the life of me, make out the signature. I'm really hoping someone out there might be able to help. The prints are all framed and under glass. I used my scanner to get these images. They vary in size from 6.5"x7.5" to 4.5"x3.5", so they're smaller works. The frames are newer, but of nice quality and done in Florida(there's a sticker on the back). Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Collectibles & Art discussion

Found this old milk bottle that has W.H. Allen & Sons Indian Orchard. Is it a dud and worthless? I know nothing about them and if someone can tell me how to clean the inside bottom of it to remove some kind of yellowing. Thanks!

SPECIAL OFFERList and sell an item by July 02, 2015, and get a $10 eBay Coupon when it sells.

I followed all the terms and conditions, and sold an item before July 02. Email states the coupon will arrive within 3 weeks, which it never did. I called customer service, and they told me I never received the email. What? Really? I saved copies of the email that ebay is telling me was never sent. I asked to forward copies, but they can't accept emails. Really?

The offer was also sent to my ebay messages, but mysteriously disappeared. I didn't delete the message from my ebay, because I intended to claim the offer. There is no trace of the message in any of the folders (inbox, deleted, sent, etc.) I still have copies that were sent to my personal email.

Ebay customer disservice refused to help. Is there anything else I can do? Everything is correct and documentation can be provided, but ebay refuses to listen.

Selling question

This fly reel was in with a bunch of vintage Shakespeare and Martin reels but it does not have a maker's name on it - only has JAPAN stamped on the mounting plate. It is painted with what appears to be original flat black. What would be the best way to title it so that some interested party might have at least a remote chance of finding it. Thanks for your help.

Member To Member Support question

Couldn't resist this cute figurine, but I'm unable to identify it. She's ceramic, and about 9" tall. Carrying a tray of desserts, with a beagle (I think) dog at her feet, holding a fork in his hand. The base has a glass tealight candle holder. I love her unruly, curly hair & shoes. Has anyone ever come across anything like her? Or, does it look like something made by a particular maker? Thanks for any thoughts.

Collectibles & Art discussion

Hi there, i was testing windows 10 (dont like it) so i went back to windows 8.1, and when i went to My Ebay window, it appears a countdown (and i´m not bidding in anything that ends at the time. So my question is......."is this a bug for moving me from windows 10 to 8.1?"

Pottery, Glass & Porcelain discussion

Anyone else having this issue???? When people bid on your items, when viewed on your phone app it is showing retracted bids even when you havent gotten a retracted bid on your item? I have seen others complain about this too and are now accusing sellers of schilling their auctions but its not true and it is hurting sales for good honest sellers. This shows up on my all the time and sometimes will show 4 bids with 20+ retracted bids when I never got an email or even have actual retraced bids. heres a perfect example. i have attached a pic. I just got a bid on one of the items I am selling. I got the notification and checked my phone instantly. It shows 1 bid and one retracted bid already but the bid is still there and nothing got retracted? HOW CAN WE GET EBAY TO FIX THIS! Ive contacted them and they never understand what I am talking about but it makes sellers look bad because people say we are schilling our auctions which isn't the case at all.

Member To Member Support question

This tear drop shaped piece is 2 3/8" long and is made from 1/16" thick steel. The upper mount is detachable via the hex bolt. The hex bolt does have some tiny lettering, which apears to be "YFS" or "VFS", but that may refer to the manufacturer of the hex bolt.

Can anyone help me identify this porcelain figurine and possibly provide keywords? I've searched Disney's website and eBay and I can't find this one. From what I understand, they have names - does anyone happen to know this one? Possibly a year it was produced? The bottom is marked "authentic original Disney theme parks" so I'm guessing someone bought this at Disney World. It's approximately 5" tall and 6" across. Any and all information will be greatly appreciated. Please let me know if you need additional information from me. Thanks in advance for your time, help, and expertise!

Disneyana discussion

Received this message of a returned message that I never sent...has my account been hacked or is this a fishing scam???

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Member To Member Support question

One poster here occasionally regales us with accounts of his most recent finds.

Would other board regulars be willing to occasionally share an interesting coin they've either bought, sold, or otherwise encountered in the last month? Along with comments on what they liked or learned about it? Doesn't need to be valuable, just interesting to someone. On the sports memorabilia board, there used to be month-end threads like this.

So, I'll start for July (actually, it's a coin that sold at the end of June ... cheating at my own game).

I ran acoss this small Guatemala coin in my collection; I must have picked it up as a kid (that telltale rust on the staples of the 2 x 2). I hadn't ever looked at it closely enough to realize that the portrait on the front was NOT a national political leader, but a religious figure, Brother Bartolomew de las Casas. When I looked it up in Krause, it seemed to be a common, low value coin, but I didn't see any in an eBay sold items search. I listed it as a BIN at 12 times Krause and was surprised it sold in a day. OK, the price was $2.95 which ain't exactly gonna pay the mortgage, but it's also a bit better than $0.99. It turns out that Batolomew de las Casas was an interesting figure, ahead of his time in some ways, advocating for the rights of indigenous peoples in Central America back in the early 1500s:

Member To Member Support question

My friend found this in a storage unit he won at a auction & sold it to me (he only deals in furniture). I bought it because it looks like it was done by a well known artist whose work all have ladies in this style in them. - I bought it even though it was too big to fit in my car & I had to take it out of the frame It has to measure at least 36" x 48" - it covered my whole back seat!) and even though it had slid behind the matting so I couldn't see the name before removing it, - I bought it because I was sure I knew the work & would recognize the name once I saw it.

BUT I DON'T!! (aagghh!)

Can someone please tell me who this signature belongs to & if it is a known artist? The piece is a limited edition; it is also signed in pencil 174 / 275.

PS - Is there a way to tell if this is a litho, serigraph or reg print? The artwork has a "feel" to it - different than a reg print that would feel just like the paper it is on.

5. Auctions must be started on August 1st or 2nd or 3rd, eBay time (PDT).

6. Please add the following disclaimer to your listing: This auction is part of Yard Fard's Monthly Contest. YFD is an eBay recognized group of sellers that promote community values.

7. The winner is the listing that sells for the most above the original list price. Winner gets bragging rights and gets to choose the theme for next month. Here is the logo, it must be placed in the description of every contest listing:

Collectibles & Art discussion

Is this a cordial glass? It holds 2 ounces when filled nearly to the top and stands 4 1/8 inches tall. The stem is 6 sided. It has an interesting pedal or even Star pattern when looking into it. The pattern of this pedal is ribbed and frosted. Any idea about who made this goblet? Thanks!

Would you please provide the info about your laptop?And printed on your original adapter or on the back of your laptop:1. The output voltage(Volt)2. The output Current(Amps)3. The model of your laptop(Such as Axxx)4. Size of the tip (Magsafe1 or magsafe2? showing as the picture, or please send a picture to show the tip of your laptop . )And please advise when you bought the laptop ?

Don't worry, we will solve the problem for you.If you have any further question, please feel free to contact us.Sincerely,

Tracy

- ventefacile

They know all this information, so all this is nonsense, clearly designed to stall the process. I contacted them again and informed them that per their defective return policy I wanted a replacement shipped ASAP or I would file a complaint with eBay and BBB. Unfortunately, since they are based in Hong Kong, I have no recourse via Better Business Bureau. Any suggestions?

Selling question

I have a slew of game pieces, but have not been able to determine what game they are for. They are similar to some of the Ages of Empires game pieces, but that is not what they are as far as I can determine. Any and all help is appreciated -- I really appreciate getting answers from the Ebay community, and try to offer help when I can on the doll board. Thanks!

Toys & Hobbies discussion

This came from an estate sale. It is marked STER and it is sterling with a real, light cream pearl in his mouth. He's on a sterling box chain, but since there were other box chains the same size at the estate it may not be original to the pendant. The mark looks to me like an "S" inside of a crown. Maybe it's not a crown, but the general shape of a crown? Definitely an S though inside something. I love the way his tail wraps around to create the bale. Any idea what the mark is? I've found him listed a couple other places but the sellers don't appear to know the hallmark either. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

I have two unsigned pins that I have no idea where I got them from. Both are pretty and unusual in their own way. Could someone please tell me anything you know about age or style? I usually only buy jewelry that is signed and I can look up to find information.

1) This lovely red enamel pin has clear rhinestones for the stamen. Where the pin closes looks like it may be broken.

2) This one has both enamel, glass or plastic open back stones incased in saw tooth like prongs, and faux pearls for the stamen.

Country/Rural Style discussion

Good Morning! This blue glass bowl measures 8 1/2" wide and 3 3/4" tall. It has a vertical rib design, and painted flowers and leaves w/ gold trim. There is considerable wear to the gold trim and plenty of scratches on the foot, it has an "old" feel to it. The rim and base remind me of EAPG, but I haven't found anything researching that end. I've also looked at Bohemian glass, but the decoration looks more elaborate than this bowl. Any suggestions?

Pottery, Glass & Porcelain discussion

Please give me some advise as how I could collect the $117 this guy owes me (for a defective item I returned to him with his consent - Seller: usjacq-z9laja

July 30, 2015

The seller is a dishonest person, or at least has the tendency to be dishonest, for merely a bait of $100. He sold me a defective SD disk and owed me $117, and he is in hiding from me.

It’s sad a merely $117 can turn a regular citizen to be a human trash like him.

June 13, 2015, I bought “Avaya IP Office SD Card with Essential Edition R8” from the seller for $100 plus $6.40 shipping. The selling price was less than 50% of the ongoing price for the similar products at Ebay.

June 18, 2015, received the card;

June 29, 2015, I wrote to the buyer, SD card is corrupted and did not work, and asked for a return;

June 29, 2015, he replied” I am so sorry that it s corrupted. I will take the SD card back.”

June 29, 2015, he also replied “I hate these things. That's why I am out of this business. I totally understand.”

July 7th,

July 7th, I return the SD Card with USPS restricted delivery, costing me about $11

Member To Member Support question

Hi, I had a case opened where the buyer wanted to return the item. The item functioned just fine, obviously a case of buyer's remorse. Ebay found in favor of the buyer and said they would refund their money when I received the item back. Well, I have not received the item back and they went ahead and refunded the buyer anyway and now my paypal has a negative balance. I checked the tracking # and it said the item was sent back by the post office because it could not be delivered as addressed. I am assuming he wrote the address on it incorrectly.

Why did they refund before the tracking shows that I received it!?

Expected Delivery Day:Thursday, July 30, 2015

Your item was undeliverable as addressed at 10:11 am on July 30, 2015. It is being returned if appropriate information is available.

Jewelry & Gemstones Board Group

I'm not great with glass, so any help would be greatly appreciated, if someone could steer me in the right direction as to where to look. I am sure the bowl is depression, I think it might be vaseline? I haven't found anything yet that resembles it. If you click on the photos, they will enlarge Thanks for your help!

Pottery, Glass & Porcelain discussion

Hello friends, good day, I have a problem when trying to pay the sales tax tells me that the payment was not satisfactory and need to contact PayPal, but what is the process that I follow? The payment tried to do again? I have sufficient balance on the credit card to pay the debt but the debt charge is not performed. I hope you can help me and guide me. Thank You.

Member To Member Support question

Hi I am needing help on figuring out the signature of this piece and if not that maybe someone wil be able to identify which artist this may have come from? The piece is framed and came from a gllaery. But you can only read this part of the gallery name which is ead Gallery. Any help is appreciated.Size is around 5x7.

New to eBay Chit Chat & More ~ EVERYONE WELCOME!

So, I made a "best offer" on an item, and gave myself a little bit of leeway for haggling. The seller refused the offer and sent me a scathing email saying that my offer was insulting, and I had no idea how much sellers pay in fees, etc. I am aware of fees and such, because I have sold on eBay in the past, but that isn't the issue. It's what happened next. I apologized to them profusely in reply, and received another email full of anger. They said they were blocking me, and not to contact them again.

I searched all over for another item like theirs, and could not find one, so I asked my next door neighbor to just buy the item for me, at the seller's full BIN price, and I would pay them back. The next day, my neighbor received a similar heated email from the seller saying that while they would ship the item, that their buying the item for me was against eBay rules and that they were going to report BOTH of us if we "gave them any trouble".

I am aware that if I myself had made a seperate account in an attempt to subvert the seller's blocking me, there might be an issue, but can the seller really have us BOTH reported for this? I mean, really, the seller got their full price for the item. If she reports me, so be it, but my friend as well?

Bidding & Buying discussion

So, I sold a $1200 statue about a month ago. Sealed, mint-in-box, direct from the manufacturer, but in climate-controlled storage for a few years. Should have been no issues.

Buyer gets the item and notices that there's a paint chip missing on one small, detachable part (the hair). We try to reach an amicable resolution.

I offer to find him a repair service that will handle this; I find a guy who actually works for the company who made this statue, so he's an expert at repairs for this specific type of statue. He will repair it for $50, which I'm totally willing to pay, plus shipping and insurance from the buyer's location (somewhere in the Phillipines, I think).

Instead, the buyer first demands $180 for a repair - which is an INSANE amount for the minuscule amount of painting that needs to be done. He'd complained about the price of the item from day one anyhow. I told him that I'd give him a $100 refund to keep him happy, which would absolutely cover a professional repair. He decides to "compromise" at $140.

He refuses to send the piece for repair, and instead decides that he'd like to find someone locally. At this point, he admits to extorting more than the repair fee from me: "I feel you should pay a little extra anyway as the piece arrived with these damages."

I ask him to send me an actual invoice for the repair costs, which I will cover up to $140, just to be done with it all. He's very unwilling to send an actual invoice, because he knows it's a ridiculous cost.

I call eBay, they're too confused to handle the call (I get passed around, one person thinks I'm the buyer, I get read a script, etc.), and I get no resolution.

I'm willing to pay the repair cost, even though it's not damage that came from me, because I didn't inspect the item a second time before I sent it. It's an expensive lesson, but I'll take it.

So, my questions are these:

1. Is it completely unrealistic to ask for an actual invoice from a legit repair service rather than pay a random amount?

2. The buyer admitted to extortion and requesting fees above and beyond the actual cost of repair; are there repercussion for this?

Thanks for any help that can be provided, as eBay's CS line was not helpful.

Selling discussion

24 hours ago, 3 of my auction style listings went from about 120 page views to over 7700+ within a 2 hour period in the middle of the night. Almost immediately when the 2 hours were up, the page views slowed down and trickled in, then eventually just stopped and went to normal. The items in question are rare, but not so rare they would generate that many views in such a short amount of time.

I have listed like items before and generated 500 or so page views over a 5 day span, but never anything like this.

I can not find the source that posted the links. is it possible my listings were hacked in some way? - or is there any way to see where the links were posted?

Im totally stumped

Selling discussion

Hi I am fairly new at selling and my art is what I want to sell. I have had very few people looking at my listings this week and I'm not sure why. I've read that the more listings I have the better so I will put some more of my art up for sale. Would anyone mind taking a look at my listings and critique them for me? I'm all ears as to what I can do to improve. http://www.ebay.com/itm/291522022866?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

Selling discussion

I received the wrong item. Contacted the seller and advised him of the problem and I also sent photos. Seller offered me a partial refund or if I returned the item, he would issue a full refund. Buyer wants me to pay for the return shipping. I advised the seller it was his responsabilty for the cost of the return shipping.

I told the seller that I wanted a full refund first, and after I receive a return shipping label, I would sent back the item.

My Account discussion

I had a very weird experience. Today when I checked the shipping status of my sold items, I discovered that on a recent international sale a partial refund for a significant amount of money had been granted to the buyer. I had not been advised about this in any way whatsoever. When I called eBay to learn more, I was told that it was an "Admin refund". They could provide no other information, but the eBay CSR refered me to Paypal. Note, that thus far no money has been debited from my account.

When I contacted Paypal, I learned that the the "Admin refund" was because the customer's credit card had been declined, at least in part for the total amount due. I expressed my concern to the Paypal CSR that it appears that the buyer may get a nice art print for free, or nearly so, if the shipment is not reversed or the buyer doesn't pay the full amount. Paypal said they would email the buyer and ask them to pay the full amount. Paypal also said I should try to contact the shipping carrier to have the package sent back to me.

The item has left the US and is on it's way to Norway. I do not have the carrier and tracking info yet for this leg of the journey, only eBay's internal GSP number. Fedex was responsible only for the domestic leg of the journey. And so, my concern is that the buyer will get a nice art print without paying for it, and that somehow I will get charged for it. I probably won't, or shouldn't, as I used eBay's GSP to ship it, and I did not process the payment, eBay and Paypal did.

Should I just wait and see what happens, or should I contact eBay again and try to get the shipment reversed? Personally, I have a moral issue with fraudsters getting away with things, even if I am not personally affected. Plus, I don't like the idea of nice art in the hands of questionable people. What would you do?

Selling discussion

I have been trying to find the answer on the USPS site but their information is so vague. I have an item I want to mail priority that weighs approximately 5 lbs. When I go to their site to figure approximate postage I check the Large Package area. It then asks .... is Your Package Rectangular/Square or Nonrectangular? I choose Retangular because I think the Nonrectangular means something could be round, or a cylinder of some kind. Then it asks to post the Length, Height, and Width. When I click to find the cost, it says, Priority 2-Day mail $26.21. When I click on more information, this is what it says........The maximum size is 108 inches or less in combined length plus girth (distance around the thickest part). The girth of my package is 82." So this is where I'm confused. The measurements of my package are:

Length: 21"

Width: 11"

Height: 9"

If I click on Package, it gives me a price of $15.22, which is about a $10 difference in shipping. Is it the length of the package that's costing more?? I can't find anything or anyone to help me on the USPS site.

Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

Shipping & Returns discussion

SO JUST A QUESTION I RUN IN TO ALOT OF MORE THEN NOW THEN EVER, BUT IM STILL NEW HERE, BUT RAN IN TO FAKE AND BAD DEALS OR NOT AS DEC DEALS, LIKE THEY SAYS ITS NEW BUT ITS USED OR OPENED, OR SO IF THE SELLER UNWILLING TO HELP YOU AND OR IT DOESN'T COST MUCH AND NOT WORTH TIME TO FILE A RETURN, AND DECIDE TO GIVE NUT OR NEG FEEDBACK IS THAT BAD? THOUGHT FEEDBACK WAS A REVIEW OF THE ITEM NOT OF YOUR CHARACTER? SO I NEED SOME HELP HERE, I SAW IN ANOTHER POST THE MORE NEG AND NUT FEEDBACK YOU LEAVE FOR A SELLER AND YOU SELF IS A SELLER AS WELL YOU WONT BE TRUSTED ? IS THIS TRUE? OR CORRECT? WHEN I BUY I HARDLY LOOK AT THE FEEDBACK UNLESS ITS UNDER 90% OR SO GIVE OR TAKE, AS YOU CANT SEE THE ITEM THAT THE FEEDBACK WAS LEFT ABOUT SO THERE IS NO WAY THE ITEM YOU ARE BIDDING ON IF SOME ONE ELSE LIKED IT OR NOT, OR A REVIEW ON THAT SAME ITEM, JUST NEED A LITTLE INFO AND HELP PLEASE, THANKS I SEE PEOPLE WITH 10,000 FEEDBACK WITH 3,000+ NEG FEEDBACK'S BUT IT DIDN'T STOP ME FROM LOOKING BIDDING OR BUYING FROM THEM,

LET ME KNOW HOW TO IMPROVE AND WHAT TO DO AND DON'T DO THANK YOU

Getting Started question

Hello people ! I have small question .. I come here to ebay to sell my iphone 5 now is sold but the money is on pending and i have 5 bids more . anyone can give me an good advice?? Thank you and have a really nice day ! Ionescu Brad

Bidding & Buying discussion

I sold a photo printer. It was rather heavy so cost a lot to ship....just over 50.00.

The buyer's address looks like it could be an apt.

Anyway the day he purchased it (Sunday) I hadn't printed a label for it yet because I knew it wouldn't go out until Monday. The buyer sent me a Ebay message with this:

"Hey sir. Plz I need this item."

I write him back, thanked him for his purchase and let him know that the item is going out Monday and he should get it soon. It went out 2 day priority.

He writes me back:

"OK thanks for the business . hoping to get it soon."

The item was attempted to be delivered July 29th, but he must not have been home or whatever.

On July 30th, the printer went back to the post office as "Available for pick-up".

The buyer has yet to pick it up but he seemed to be in a hurry for it.

I got to wondering if the buyer had 2nd thoughts. Could the buyer refuse the shipment and it get shipped back to me and he be refunded? I put on listing "no refunds". If he refused the item, I'd be out of over 50.00 in shipping?

How would Ebay handle this? I'm just trying to research ahead of time because you just never know. I got a little concerned too when I saw his Paypal email address was yahoo in UK.

I'm always so afraid of scammers and their tricks but this guy could be completely legit.

Thanks.

Shipping & Returns discussion

I am new to ebay and i just made a paypal but i dont have a credit card or a bank account and i want to buy and sell on ebay so is their another way i could receive payments ?can i use a paypal prepaid card and link that to my account ?

Hello so I'm freaking out that I made a bad purchase choice because it seems to be a scam. Honestly don't know for sure but I'm a worry wort. Anyway, I used Pay after Delivery thankfully. Can I tell eBay to not take the money out if I haven't received the item within the 14 days it says? Or if I have to go through my bank I will.

Selling discussion

I buy tons of stuff from china but have been cheated so many time, I buy mostly beads which are very cheap 1/5 the price of what they cost in the US. The problem is it most take forever to ship and most use fake tracking numbers which never work.

And then there is this problem I buy a lot sometimes from one seller, that just happens to leave some items out of package but the tracking numer says delivered when filing for not received ebay says here is the tracking number and it says delivered so no refund for this items I withhold feedback but will leave neg. for all items, how would you handle it????

Fashion discussion

I don't know, but if I were Wenig's advisor I would tell him that advertising just might be an end- run around Google... but the problem is really not being able to find stuff on eBay itself.

eBay... HEAL THYSELF... quit blaming others and being a victim. Your 1990s site and how it "works" and the reputation you've saddled it with by making the RETURN PROCESS your big selling point is the real issue... NOT GOOGLE!!!

Member To Member Support question

I ordered an item from a seller (buy it now) and paid for the item immediatly. Within two days the seller processed a refund, but did not tell me why. I have emailed them two times and they will not reply with a reason. Is there anything I can do to report this situation or push for an answer?

I have an account for a while and I used it only to buy a few things from ebay. My girlfriend bought me a watch yesterday as a present, but what she didn't know that I already bought myself one. So I was wondering can I sell it through ebay? I tried to do so, but it says I have a 500$ selling limit (as I haven't sold anything yet). Now my watch is a Swiss automatic chronograph with ETA 7750 Valjoux and brand new so basically it costs more than 500$. I'm not a shop or something. Just wanted to get rid of my extra watch...

I don't know if that matters but my account is created in the US ebay website (as per customer service UK) when I lived there for a while, then I moved to Europe and would like to post my selling offer in the UK ebay or German because of the easier postage.

Member To Member Support question

Has been successfully selling the product and the buyer receiving the item put a positive impressionAccording to the agreement between eBay and PayPal will be the amount in my account activation Paypal after 21 days.How can I ask eBay to activation My money On Paypal ? the sales process successfully

Member To Member Support question

Hy to all. I won an auction and the seller send me a message he is on holidays for 24days. He said i pay the item and shipping costs (140e) and he will send it to me in 25days. Is it safe to pay? If i dont i will have an unpaid case.. help please..

Shipping & Returns question

I am new in selling here in ebay. I have sold an item and the buyer sent a message that he already sent the payment but ebay is putting it on hold. Should I send/ship the item and wait for the payment to be posted in my account?

Here is the message:

I have paid. Is this your first time selling? eBay is holding the funds. When you provide a tracking number, and you put it in eBay, they will track the package and release the money before it gets to me. You HAVE to put the tracking number in eBay or they can't track it and release the funds. Understand?? Please ship Saturday morning so I get it on Monday

Selling question

can you please help me, im trying to return an item perticulary a used phone that wasnt able to be activated through. and the seller is not responding to my requests. the sellers name is alexispoquiz and my confirmation number is 131536771071. and its been over a week and know reply from the seller. how can i contact ebay support?

Member To Member Support question

I've been a buyer for over a decade (291-100%), just sold my first item, four identical items (car wheels) as ONE item. The listing came out different than I expected, suggesting I was selling the wheels individually. As a result the shipping figure on the listing was 75% below actual shipping cost as it was figured on the weight/size of only one of four boxes. I had a few interactions with the Buy-It-Now buyer (800+ -100%) who clarified with me that if he bought my listing, he was getting four wheels, NOT just one of four. He paid the original listing at the figure on the listing, and made up the difference to me. Both of us are satisfied with the sale which has been paid. Will there be any problem if I do NOT use the UPS label attached to the listing based on the incorrect costs?